The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000

Registration E+W

6.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), an application for registration—

(a) shall be made in writing on a form provided by the [F1 appropriate authority]; and

(b) shall contain the following particulars—

(i) the name and address of the applicant,

(ii) a description of the contaminated equipment, identifying its location or intended location,

(iii) a description of the PCBs which are or were contained in the equipment, so far as can reasonably be identified without excessive cost,

(iv) so far as can reasonably be ascertained without excessive cost, the quantity of such of those PCBs as have been identified, and

(v) every date on which treatment or replacement was carried out or is envisaged, specifying in each case the nature of the treatment or replacement.

(2) Information of the descriptions—

(a) in paragraph (1)(b)(ii) to (v) may be provided in an electronic form acceptable to the [F1 appropriate authority];

F2 (b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) An application for registration shall be granted where the applicant has complied with paragraph (1) and regulation 12 and shall otherwise be refused.

(4) Where an application for registration is granted, the [F1 appropriate authority] shall register the applicant and, in respect of the applicant, the other particulars furnished under paragraph (1)(b) and shall, within 28 days of it being granted, confirm in writing that the applicant is registered with it.

(5) Where an application for registration is refused, the [F1 appropriate authority] shall give notice in writing of the refusal to the applicant within 28 days of the refusal; and the notice shall be accompanied by a statement of the reasons for the decision and as to the circumstances in which an offence under regulation 13(1) may be committed.

(6) Where the [F1 appropriate authority] fails to determine an application within 56 days of the date on which the application is made, the application shall be deemed to have been refused on the expiry of that period.

[F3 (7) An application which relates to equipment held or to be held—

(a) only at a location in England must be made to the Environment Agency;

(b) only at a location in Wales must be made to the NRBW;

(c) at a location in both England and Wales must be made to the Environment Agency and the NRBW.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 6 substituted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 120(2) (with Sch. 7)

F2 Reg. 6(2)(b) omitted (1.7.2020) by virtue of The Environmental Protection (Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and other Dangerous Substances) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/489), regs. 1(2), 2(5)

F3 Reg. 6(7) inserted (1.4.2013) by The Natural Resources Body for Wales (Functions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/755), art. 1(2), Sch. 4 para. 120(3) (with Sch. 7)